Make this traditional holiday pie anytime with this easy recipe. It’s impossible to go wrong with good old fashioned pecan pie.
Serves 8
Ingredients:
1 sweet shortcrust pastry (pâte sablée) can use store-bought or see recipe below
Pastry
300 g / 2 1/2 cups flour
100 g / 1/2 cup sugar
150 g / 9 tablespoons very soft butter, cut into pieces
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
Filling
200 g / 7 oz pecan nuts, unsalted
4 eggs
175 g / 3/4 cup maple syrup or corn syrup (sirop de glucose)
50 g / 3 1/2 tablespoons butter
85 g / 3 oz brown sugar (sucre brun)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation:
Pastry
Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until you obtain a smooth ball
Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour
Once it has rested, roll it out carefully and line your tart pan with the pastry (I used a 24 cm / 9″ tart pan in ceramic)
Prick holes with a fork and return to the refrigerator while you prepare the filling
Preheat the oven to 180 C / 360 F
In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients
Pour the mixture into the prepared, but unbaked, tart shell
Bake for 40 minutes
Serve with heaps of whipped cream
Enjoy!
Osyth said:
I am an unashamed devotee of all things pie and it must be said that Pecan Pie is a prince amongst pies. Your recipe, as is customary, looks a sure-fire winner and I will certainly give it a go some day, I am sure!
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Nadia said:
Most French people have never eaten it yet all seem to love it.
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Osyth said:
Here in Grenoble (arrived yesterday) they are very partial to tarte au noix but it simply is not as good as a pecan pie …. perhaps I will try it on some friends when we have settled in – it seems a jolly good excuse to make it!
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Nadia said:
Bienvenue en France!🇫🇷
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Osyth said:
It’s good to be home!
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Exposed Loving said:
My favorite kind of pie.
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Nadia said:
One of mine too. Very gooey and special.
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Mad Dog said:
Pecan pie is one of the few sweet things I really enjoy 🙂
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Nadia said:
It is equally good with walnuts or hazelnuts.
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StefanGourmet said:
Very nice, I prefer it with maple syrup.
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camparigirl said:
I find maple syrup to be infinitely better than corn syrup, more complex and less sweet.
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Nadia said:
I agree.
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